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TCL 20, 155 (P357721)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 20, 155 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357721 |
| Museum no. | AO 09309 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) |
| Coordinates | 38.8517, 35.6365 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 1/2 mina of silver |
| 2 | a-na gam2-ri-im sza ma-e | for the rites of me |
| 3 | ta-ba-ki-im ga-me-er | “Tabakīm is full, |
| 4 | 1(u) _udu-hi-a_ 1(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 10 sheep, 14 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 5 | it-bu-lu 2(disz) la2 1/4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | they weighed out. 2 less 1/4 shekels of silver |
| 6 | a-szi2-im _udu-hi-a_ / sza zu-a-zi-im | ašīm (and) rams of the Zuazim |
| 7 | a-_e2_ ka3-ri-im / nu-ra-di2 | The house of the kalim priestess, the one who does not wander around |
| 8 | 2(disz) la2 1/4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na | 2 less 1/4 shekels of silver for |
| 9 | e-s,e2-e / ni-isz-qul2 | we shall kill the goats. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-ka3 | the price of your silver |
| 2 | 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 12 shekels of silver |
| 3 | _sza3-ba_ 5(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | therefrom: 5 1/4 shekels of silver |
| 4 | i-li-bi4 ir-ma-a-szur | Ilībi-irma-Assur, |
| 5 | a-szu-mi3 en-na-nim | Ašumi, the en-priestess |
| 6 | ga-me-er | fuller |
Sources & licences
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